27 January 2004
State Route 128 Injury Accident
** All photos are copyright Steve Weigold,
and are not to be used without permission.
Squad 91 at the landing zone.
Squad 91 at the landing zone
Another view of the landing zone. Note the firefighters ready to help with the patient transfer
The Careflight crew obtaining equipment
Waiting for patient transfer
The landing zone
Another view of the landing zone
Transferring the patient
Transferring the patient
Transfering the patient. Note the BVM. The patient was complaining of SOB and was ultimately nasally intubated.
Transferring the patient
Loading the patient into the bird
Warming up for take off
Warming up for takeoff
Careflight actually performed a takeoff roll, and changed takeoff direction. I suspect the winds had changed direction.
Lift off
The vehicle slide path. It is beleived the vehicle was on its top at this point. The vehicle left the road way a suprising distance from the point it stopped.
View of the accident scene looking south on SR128
A closer view of the truck.
Another view of the truck. The patient flown was believed to be the passenger. The driver walked away. I believe he was charged with DUI.
The patient that was flown was trapped from the waist down under the front end near the right front tire. The vehicle had to be lifted off the patient with airbags. Among other injuries, tread imprints were found in his calf.
The remains of the front end.
The remains of the front end.
The driver side airbag was deployed.
Another member taking pictures.
The patient arrived at Miami Valley and was quickly assessed. Head CT was negative. He had multiple pelvic fractures and a ruptured bladder among other injuries.
Another view of the truck
After run wrap up...
